How to break up with a GF of 3 years?

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Jenova314

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i always enjoyed giving my friends little "coupons," such as "Good for one good car wash." or "Good for one home-cooked meal." you get the idea....

give her a coupon book with a collection of "Good for hanging out with [your name] once."

put one in there.

Edit: don't forget to tell her, at that very moment, that she's using the coupon.
 

w00t

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"I dont think we should see each other anymore, but I still want to be friends"
 

Aimster

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Originally posted by: SKORPI0
Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Originally posted by: lasergecko
Vonkhan , So what did you decide to do?

I'll wait till the first week of Jan & tell her that altho I love her, but I've changed & I just don't see a future for "us"
I can't beleive you're gonna dump her. :Q

let me take her out to lunch

Problem solved
 

NicePants42

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan

yes, but won't that put a dent in her self-esteem? what if she does want to have long-term plans with me.

telling her that she isn't it would be the easy way out, but I really wanna protect her feelings - sugar coat it as much as possible

News flash: Sugar coating doesn't make it feel better. Just tell her how you really feel, you little pansy weakling. She'll get over it.
 

JEDI

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Ok, been with her for 3 years now but it's not gonna work out for the long run. I don;t know if she has any long term plans for "us", but I'm at a stage of my life in which I wanna think about settling down, marriage, kids, etc. & I just can't picture her as my wife.

How do I tell her that I want to break up with the least amount of emotional stress?

itb no lube
tell her you're now into water sports (giving end)
you want a 3some
 

Winchester

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Originally posted by: FallenHero
This is what I said to my ex "I love you very much. But I do not see us in marriage down the road...there is no us 5 years from now. I know it's gonna hurt like hell now, but I'll trade this small amount of pain for the amount of crap we would go through later on."

FTW
 

Broly

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I sense you are brown
The Khan in your name. Keep dumping the hot girls bro

Lifestyle for me :)
 

Muse

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Well, having been on the other end, I'll tell you what my last girlfriend (of 3 years) did. She took me out for my birthday to the best restaurant in town and said she wanted to break up! Yeah, it was a bummer and I was resistant and it did take a while for it to happen, but eventually we did break up. It wasn't a sudden thing, but what she told me over dinner was kind of sudden.
 

Muse

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Originally posted by: BrianH1
"it's not you, it's me"

lol :D the most overused line in the history of pathetic breakups ... girl said that to me once, I wanted to slap her clean across the restraunt

But you didn't, and it's a damn good thing you didn't.
 

rasczak

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have you told her all of this? have you given her a chance to really think about her priorities?

if you love her, at least give her the chance to be wife material, unless you already have someone else in mind, of you've been trying that for a while.
 

CyraKrin

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Ok, been with her for 3 years now but it's not gonna work out for the long run. I don;t know if she has any long term plans for "us", but I'm at a stage of my life in which I wanna think about settling down, marriage, kids, etc. & I just can't picture her as my wife.

How do I tell her that I want to break up with the least amount of emotional stress?


sleep with her sister.
 

manlymatt83

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Tell her the truth. I just got dumped last week by a girl I was with for over two years, and its because I WAS thinking long term and she wasn't, and I "scared" her. Just BE HONEST. That's how I wanted it to be.
 

amicold

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

She's beautiful. Why isn't she wife material if you don't mind me asking?

Too philosophical, spiritual, book smarts but no common-sense, easily infulenced by what others say, not practical about life, careless about important things (bank account, dogs, bills, etc), pays WAY too much attention to stuff like feng-sheui (or w/e) & karma

U get the idea

This is a tough one. Hmmm, definately good looking but I know the type and it's definately a pain. Stick with her for a bit longer she'll "gow out of it" I bet.